will cause the fly to move in an up and down motion . You can change this up to a couple of strips before the pause or a longer strip before the pause . You may need to mix it up or go through a couple of different style of retrieve before you find what is working on the lake you are on .
This brings up a subject that has been a black eye on this type of fly . I have read where this fly cannot be used do to what can only be described as misuse of it when fished . Some places have prohibited its use because of deep hook ups that results in a higher mortality of the fish . To give a brief explanation as to how this fly is misused , the angler casts the fly out and then sets the rod down , like one would do if using bait . The line will sink to the bottom and the fly will float up suspended off the bottom . When the fish takes it , it does so just about in the same manner as it would if it was bait . The hook up usually is deep in the throat , making hook removal fatal to the
fish . So to minimize that risk , keep the fly moving in some fashion or other . To ban the fly because of misuse by a few of those who don ’ t , or won ’ t , learn to fish it the properly seems a bit extreme . Like any fly , there is a risk that no matter how much you try not to deep hook a fish , it can happen . In that case , sacrifice the fly and cut your tippet leaving the fly in place .
I don ’ t know too many of the shops that carry the Booby fly . After seeing how well it sold last year , I made sure to up our restock for this coming year . We should have about a dozen different colors / patterns or the Booby fly this year , plus , we ’ ll have the material you need to tie up your own if you so choose .
The name might be funny , but “ The Booby Fly ” really does work .